The Cesar nominations are in, and contrary to most award shows on most years, women-helmed films are well represented. The Cesars are most often compared to the Oscars, but the list speaks for itself: Female filmmakers fare dramatically better across the pond than here in the U.S.

A refresher: Of the eight films nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards, none are directed by women, while all five of the directors competing for the Best Director prize are men. Meanwhile, in France, only two (male-directed) films received more nominations than Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s “Mustang,” the sole female-helmed offering in the Foreign Language Film category at this year’s Oscars. The coming-of-age story about sexually repressed sisters living in Turkey scored a whopping nine nods, including Best Film, Best First Film, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. In addition to her directing duties, Ergüven wrote the script with Alice Winocour (“Disorder”). It’s important to emphasize that “Mustang” is not the only female-helmed film to be recognized by the Cesars. “Mon Roi,” directed by Maïwenn, and “Standing Tall,” directed by Emmanuelle Bercot, both received eight nominations apiece. They join Ergüven in the Best Film and Best Director categories.

It’s also heartening that two female cinematographers, Eponine Momenceau (“Dheepan”) and Irina Lubtchansky (“My Golden Years”), were nominated this year at the Cesars. No woman DP has ever been nominated for a Best Cinematography Oscar.

The 41st Cesar awards will take place on February 26.

See the female nominees below, highlighted in bold. The list is adapted from Variety.Best Film: 3/8